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US 6,662,515 B2Granted
Synthetic wood post cap
AssigneeCrane Plastics Company LLC
InventorsBryan K. Buhrts, Kevin T. Burt, William G. Taylor
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Abstract
A post cap comprising a roof portion, at least one support member, and a wall portion. The roof portion is adapted to extend over a top portion of a post. The support member(s) extend from the roof portion to rest against the top portion of the post such that the roof portion is supported. The wall portion also extends from the roof portion. The wall portion is adapted to fit around the outside of the post. The post can be made by injection molding a synthetic wood composition.
Claims19
A post cap comprising:
- a roof portion adapted to extend over a top portion of a post, said roof portion having a generally pyramidal shape comprised of a plurality of triangular sections;
- a plurality of interconnected support members extending from said roof portion, each support member substantially bisecting a respective triangular section of said roof portion;
- and
- a wall portion extending from said roof portion, said wall portion adapted to fit around the outside of said post.
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A post system comprising:
- a wood post having a top portion and at least one lateral side;
- cladding extending around said at least one lateral side of said wood post;
- and
- a post cap comprising:
- a roof portion adapted to extend over said top portion of said wood post,
- said roof portion having a generally pyramidal shape comprised of a plurality of triangular sections;
- and
- a plurality of interconnected support members extending from said roof portion, each support member substantially bisecting a respective triangular section of said roof portion.
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A method of making a post cap, said method comprising:
- providing a synthetic wood composition comprising cellulosic material;
- and
- injection molding said synthetic wood composition in the shape of said post cap;
- wherein said post cap has a roof portion adapted to extend over a top portion of a post, at least one support member extending from said roof portion, said at least one support member adapted to rest against said top portion of said post such that said roof portion is supported, and a wall portion extending from said roof portion, said wall portion adapted to fit around the outside of said post.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.